The Board of Serve watch over for Cricket in India (BCCI) is facing a lot of flak from fans on social media for taking extra than 24 hours to pay tribute to Virat Kohli, who became changed as the ODI captain with Rohit Sharma on Wednesday.
The Indian cricket board’s decision to quit the reigns to Rohit hasn’t long previous down wisely with a little bit of fans, regardless that the pass came on expected traces as Kohli failed to purchase a single ICC title for the interval of his four-yr tenure as the miniature-overs skipper.
Kohli had himself made the choice to resign as the T20I skipper after the World Cup in UAE closing month nevertheless he made no such announcements sooner than the BCCI’s assertion on December 8.
The board factual informed about Rohit’s takeover which led to a furore amongst Kohli fans. #ShameOnBCCI has been one amongst the end trending hashtags in India on Twitter since Wednesday’s announcement.
The BCCI became over again trolled after they thanked Kohli for his provider as the ODI skipper.
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 9, 2021
“A rush-setter who led the facet with grit, passion & resolution. Thanks Captain @imVkohli!” the board tweeted alongside with Kohli’s captaincy stats within the 50-over layout.
But fans had been left unimpressed as they felt the put up came too late.
Is this approach to salvage a tribute to the realm’s simplest document maker as captain,batsman? Since right now I respect #SouravGanguly nevertheless now not anymore. #ShameOnBCCI
— Ayush Raj (@m_ayushraj_) December 9, 2021
To nikala kyu? pic.twitter.com/8OXNvSfmpA
— Mr. A (@cricdrugs) December 9, 2021
Even Bhide’s scooter is faster than you
— Ayush Prajapati (@im_ayush_) December 9, 2021
One of these giant cricketer who did alot for you guys nevertheless you factual tweeted this as a so called tribute to his miniature overs captaincy ? develop now not you’ve anyone who can salvage a video edit, bask in a giant teach material ? No shock there might per chance be a certain pattern going on !
— Mani (@TweetsMani14) December 9, 2021
That is it now not my board, I’m now not a BCCI supporter, I’m involving to an even bigger board bask in PCB the establish they know tips on how to bustle a cricket workers
— Akki (@CrickPotato) December 9, 2021
Kohli took over as India’s miniature-overs captain from MS Dhoni in 2017 and captained the workers in 95 ODIs, agreeable 65 of them with a purchase percentage of 68.
He led India within the Champions Trophy and the 2019 World Cup nevertheless India lost within the last to Pakistan within the extinct occasion and had been eliminated within the semi-final of the 50-over showpiece occasion in England.
They furthermore crashed out of closing month’s T20 World Cup within the Immense 12s stage that might per chance well perchance accept as true with contributed to the BCCI’s decision to salvage Rohit the white-ball captain attributable to his music document with 5-time champions Mumbai Indians within the IPL.
In additional indication of Rohit’s increasing stature right via the workers, the 34-yr-extinct furthermore changed fellow Mumbai player Ajinkya Rahane as vice-captain of the Test facet that Kohli will continue to lead within the intervening time.
Rahane is piece of the 18-member squad that will bolt to South Africa nevertheless must snap his woeful bustle of beget to retain his space within the facet.
